Jay Leno uploaded this video on his website “Jay Leno’s Garage”. Jay Leno loves the car and so do I. I also like his 1970 challenger. This car is a scary looking beast in black and I love how it roars. He says the handling is superb and would put it up there with the Germans. Would you take this new 2008 black challenger or his older 1970 challenger?

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If you’re one of the 6,400 customers to order the Dodge Challenger SRT8, we have good news. The first 1,000 special edition Challengers have already been built, and they’re on the way to a dealer near you. For those of you who ordered the car but won’t be getting it in the first shipment, you won’t have to wait long either. Every SRT Challenger will be produced by the beginning of July,which should be at dealerships in August. If you want a 6.1L Challenger, you’re going to have to hit eBay or wait for 2009, because all 2008 models have been sold out. I wonder if those who ordered the car regret it now with gas hitting over $4 a gallon. Still this is a really nice car and look forward to seeing it on the road. Feel free to send your pictures of the car or videos if you have them to carversation[at]gmail.com

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InsideLine brought together two of the coolest cars America makes right now, the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt. The challenger is a rebirth of a great classic muscle car. Which is better?

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Here is the Top 20 New Cars for 2008. Includes: Nissan GT-R, Dodge Viper SRT10 & Caliber SRT4, Audi S5 & R8, BMW M3 & 1series, Lancer Evo X, Impreza WRX STI, Maserati GranTurismo, Benz C63 AMG, Lexus IS-F, Jaguar XF, Pontiac G8, Honda Accord Coupe, Cadallac CTS, Infiniti G37 Coupe, Saturn Astra, and Volvo C30.

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Here is the Top 20 New Cars for 2008. Includes: Nissan GT-R, Dodge Viper SRT10 & Caliber SRT4, Audi S5 & R8, BMW M3 & 1series, Lancer Evo X, Impreza WRX STI, Maserati GranTurismo, Benz C63 AMG, Lexus IS-F, Jaguar XF, Pontiac G8, Honda Accord Coupe, Cadallac CTS, Infiniti G37 Coupe, Saturn Astra, and Volvo C30.

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Speaking at the New York Auto Show, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz revealed that General Motors is considering a 4-cylinder for the new Chevrolet Camaro if fuel prices continue to hike. In particular, Lutz said that the drivetrain under consideration is the 260 Hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder unit from the Pontiac Solstice GXP. How would v-6 and v-8 american hungry buyers react to american muscle cars with 4 cylinders, even though they're high powered turbo engines. See when you think of muscle car, you think big engine, loud noise and fast car. So, how would it look when american cars are switching to 4 cylinders which will be quiet and not as fast. Should american companies continue to put big engines in them since they are muscle cars and represent a look to the car or go with popular trends and put 4 cylinder engines in them. My question is simple, how would you react to 4 cylinder engines in camaro,mustang and challenger and would you buy them?[Source Car Scoop]

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At the New York Auto Show, Chrysler announced the Dodge Challenger Line up,the car’s pricing will start a little over $20,000. and will offer three models of the 2009 Dodge Challenger in North America: Dodge Challenger SRT8, Dodge Challenger R/T and Dodge Challenger SE. 

Models:

The Dodge Challenger R/T will be powered by a new 370 hp 5.7-liter HEMI V8 engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission that produces 398 lb-ft of torque (540 Nm). For the Challenger R/T, Dodge also offers a precision-shift six-speed manual transmission that produces 375 hp (280 kW) and 404 lb-ft of torque (548 Nm) when running on premium fuel and takes the car from 0 to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds.

The 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 features an SRT-exclusive 425 hp 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 engine mated with a new six-speed manual transmission or a five-speed automatic transmission with Auto Stick that generates 420 lb-ft of torque (569 Nm) and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds.

The Dodge Challenger SE will be powered by the 3.5-liter High Output V-6 with a four-speed automatic transmission which produces 250 hp (186 kW) and 250 lb-ft of torque (339 Nm).

Check out pics and the awesome video below.[Source:Auto Unleashed] 

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I wanted to share my idea of the best commercials i’ve seen for each auto maker. Which is the best? and any good ones we missed?

Acura

Aston-Martin

Audi

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So you want a nice elegant Jaguar, you want a nice English car you think American cars are bad, well guess what Jaguar is owned by Ford. Here is the chart to see who owns who[Source:Cars!Cars!Cars!]

Rolls Royce

Chrysler owns:
-AMC (brand discontinued — Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Jeep
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-Chrysler (small percentage)
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Smart

Fiat owns:
-Alfa Romeo
-Ferrari
-Fiat
-Lancia
-Maserati

Ford owns:
-Aston Martin (SALE PENDING)
-Ford
-Jaguar
-Land Rover (bought from BMW)
-Lincoln
-Mazda (Ford owns 33% of Mazda)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru

General Motors owns:

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Well they official pictures of the interior of the new Dodge Challenger are out and unfortunately are very disappointing. With the ugly knobs and cheap plastic look is just pathetic. This car was getting so much hype and what not and now seems to be disappointing on the appearance part. The shifter looks decent with leather around it. [Source Auto Unleashed]

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